Press Release

March 30, 2020
  • Global Environment

MOEJ updates "Practical guide for Scenario Analysis in line with TCFD recommendations"

1.Back ground and purpose

MOEJ started the support program for companies to analyze their own climate-related and opportunities in line with the TCFD recommendations from August 2018. Based on the knowledge and experience through the program, MOEJ released the practical guide for scenario analysis in line with TCFD recommendations in March 2019.

Now , MOEJ updates the "Practical guide for Scenario Analysis in line with TCFD recommendations ―2nd edition―" adding ①Scenario Analysis Key Points of Practice,②practical examples supported by MOEJ(12 companies) in 2019 and③useful materials for scenario analysis.

2.Outline of the guide

1. Introduction

2. Scenario Analysis - Key Points of Practice

3. Scenario Analysis - Practice Examples

   ・Financial Sector

       Banks (Development Bank of Japan Inc.)

   ・Non-Financial Groups

       Energy (ITOCHU Corporation, Chiyoda Corporation)

Transportation (Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd., Japan Airlines Co., Ltd., Mitsubishi Motors Corporation)

       Buildings/Forest Products (Kajima Corporation,

Sumitomo Forestry Co., Ltd, Tokyu Fudosan Holdings Corporation)

       Construction Materials (LIXIL Group Corporation)

       Materials (FUJIFILM Holdings Corporation, Furukawa Electric Co., Ltd.)

       Food (Kagome Co., Ltd., Calbee, Inc., Meiji Holdings Co., Ltd.)

       Electronic Equipment (KYOCERA Corporation)

       Retailing (Seven & i Holdings Co., Ltd.)

       Consumer Products (Lion Corporation)

Appendix. (Parameters list, Physical risk assessment tool, Examples of scenario analysis)

3.Practical guide

For downloading the guide, please see the link below

https://www.env.go.jp/policy/tcfd.html

4. Web

・TCFD

https://www.fsb-tcfd.org/

・TCFD consortium

https://tcfd-consortium.jp/en

・The support program for companies to analyze their own climate risks and opportunities in line with the TCFD recommendations https://www.env.go.jp/press/106834.html

・Environmental Reporting Platform Development Pilot Project

https://www.env-report.env.go.jp/en/portal.html

For any inquiry, please contact:

Masaya Okuyama, Masaaki Kishi, Yuhei Iino, Takuto Sone

Cliamte Change Policy, Global Environmental Bureau, Ministry of the Environment, Japan.

Phone: +81-3-5521-8249 (ex. 6736, 6721, 7743, 6779) Facsimile: +81-3-3581-3351.

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